Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

On this day, Dark City welcomed an uninvited guest.

"Boss." A dark elf female warrior entered and knelt on one knee behind Bao Bingqing. "A guest has come from outside and says he must see you."

"Guests?" Bao Bingqing narrowed his eyes.

Given Dark City's current reputation among all races, most people probably wouldn't dare to come uninvited.

"Who is it?" Bao Bingqing asked.

"The Demon Lord, the Black Sun Demon Lord," the dark elf replied with a somewhat serious expression.

“A demon race, huh… that explains it.” Bao Bingqing nodded.

Lord Night Song is indeed a master strategist!

The demons have indeed arrived.

Without a doubt, these demons coveted the Deep Blue System and the various cutting-edge technologies of Dark City, so they came to investigate the secrets of Dark City!

After the demons returned, they must have conducted a thorough investigation, but they couldn't find out the true background of Dark City and Bao Bingqing. So the Black Sun Demon Lord came in person.

“Tell him I’ll be waiting for him in meeting room number 1.” Bao Bingqing wasn’t too flustered, since Ye Ge had already warned him, so he was prepared.

"Yes." The dark elf warrior retreated.

five minutes later......

Black Sun Demon Lord, accompanied by two demon subordinates, arrived at the No. 1 reception room in Dark City.

Bao Bingqing was already waiting here, and had prepared tea. He was sitting here with his legs crossed, enjoying it.

He was still wearing the black mask he always wore.

Apart from a few close confidants, no one in Dark City knew his true face.

Black Sun narrowed his eyes.

He wanted to use magic to see Bao Bingqing's true face through the mask.

Unfortunately, he failed. The mask was clearly enchanted by some kind of special magic, and even his magic couldn't penetrate it.

This is normal, because that mask was produced by Night Song's system.

"Mr. Black Sun should know the rules of Dark City, right?"

Without even looking up, Bao Bingqing sipped his tea and said casually, "This isn't some kind of entertainment venue. Aside from our annual press conference, we don't usually receive guests. Mr. Hei Ri, is there something important that you've come uninvited today?"

Hearing this, Hei Ri grinned: "But I've heard that you accept all comers here, and that many wanderers, adventurers, criminals who can't make it in their own races and countries, thugs who have offended various nobles and lords, and monsters who are discriminated against and are utterly wicked can all come to you for refuge? And it seems that you accept them all without question?"

“That’s right.” Bao Bingqing gently put down his teacup. “But we also carefully examine the information and background of each person who seeks refuge. For example, since the last press conference, the number of wanderers from all races who have come to seek refuge in our Dark City has increased tenfold. More than 90% of them are spies sent by various races to infiltrate the city disguised as wanderers. It seems that quite a few of them are also demons.”

"..." Black Sun raised an eyebrow slightly.

So they had already discovered it...

“If there’s nothing important, Mr. Black Sun, please go back.” Bao Bingqing said bluntly, “Don’t try to be clever like this again.”

They really don't mince words.

Hei Ri was silent for a moment, then revealed a playful smile, looking at Bao Bingqing and saying, "Of course we have serious business. Actually, I came here today to talk to Dark City about cooperation."

"Our demon race possesses the strongest strength, wealth, resources, and material strength among all races, second only to the civilization of the gods. Our technological system also far surpasses that of humans. The benefits you can obtain by cooperating with the Ye family can also be obtained here, and I guarantee that they will be more than ten times greater!"

Upon hearing this, Bao Bingqing smiled faintly: "The Demon Race is indeed one of the most powerful races among all races. You have a very advanced civilization and a strength second only to the gods. This is known to all races."

"But unfortunately, Dark City no longer needs partners and has no plans to seek other partners for the time being. So, Mr. Black Sun, please leave."

Bao Bingqing once again issued the order to leave, while glancing at the door: "Xiao Rui, see the demon guests off."

“…Yes.” A dark elf female warrior at the door hesitated for a moment before walking over: “Guests, please.”

Hei Ri remained silent, his face gradually shifting from a beaming smile to a grim expression, his cold, scarlet eyes radiating a chilling killing intent.

As a powerful demon descendant at the Soul Emperor realm, he was absolutely certain that he could take the life of this ordinary human with a single thought!

As one of the four Demon Lords of the Demon Clan, it has been a very, very long time since anyone dared to speak to him like that!

Among all races, the Demon race holds a position second only to the God and above all other races!

Their overwhelming power made them the most feared dark race. No race dared to disrespect them; even the Dragon Lord had to give them some leeway! Many kings of the myriad races had to fawn over them!

And now, an ordinary human being dares to treat him in this way.

Even though he had shown a friendly attitude, he was not given any face at all.

This left the Black Sun Demon Lord somewhat unsettled.

The Black Sun Demon Lord remained silent for a long time, his face grim and he didn't say a word.

At this moment, a demon warrior behind him pointed at Bao Bingqing and said angrily, "How dare you! How dare you speak to our Demon Lord like that!"

"Don't forget, you're just an ordinary human, without even supernatural power! I don't care who the master behind your Dark City is, the Demon Lord Black Sun of the Demon Race, the second largest civilization among all races, is standing in front of you! You Dark City don't really think you can fight against our Demon Race with those relatively new weapons and equipment, and the exotic Deep Blue System, do you?"

"Let me tell you, the Demon Lord himself came here today to give you face, but you've taken advantage of it and really think you're someone important? For the Demon Clan to raze your Dark City to the ground is easier than crushing an ant!"

"..."

Bao Bingqing remained seated calmly on the sofa, saying nothing. Wearing a mask, he sat there as steady as a mountain, and no one knew what his expression was at that moment.

"Heh, is that really the case?"

A leisurely laugh came from beneath the green mask of the tyrant, who then raised his head slightly as if looking at the Black Sun Demon Lord: "Then, Demon Lord, you may give it a try."

"Anyway, in the past, when you demons wanted something, didn't you usually just steal it?"

“I remember more than four hundred years ago, the Thunder Clan had a Thunder Pearl that you coveted, so you sent troops to attack it and wiped out the entire clan. A billion Thunder Clan members were all slaughtered by you.”

"But you seem to have been talking a bit too much nonsense today."

Bao Bingqing shrugged: "If you really have the ability to flatten this place, all the secrets of Dark City will be yours."

"Isn't this much simpler than you wasting your breath negotiating with me here?"